New research has been published ahead of COP26 to inform discussions on pathways to meet the SGD Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. The report considers how the airline industry can be more accountable for its carbon footprint and recommends stricter oversight of the quality of the industry’s market-based mechanisms.
The objective of this global survey is to better understand ongoing climate action efforts in the tourism sector and identify opportunities to accelerate climate action. Led by the UNWTO, the survey is addressed to tourism destinations, businesses, associations and networks. Deadline to reply is 15 July 2021.
As the travel industry slowly emerges from the pandemic, it will soon have to re-engage with dropping single-use plastics because regulators aren’t waiting until the travel sector’s profitability recovers to tighten laws.
Tourists often perceive Airbnb as having a relatively small environmental footprint compared with other forms of holiday accommodation. However, a recent study looked at the carbon dioxide emissions of Airbnbs per room per night and found out that the emissions are similar to other types of accommodation.
EU ocean conservation NGO Sciaena has launched a new hotel survey on ocean conservation. If you are a tourism accommodation provider (any size, type or location) currently starting, developing or scaling up ocean conservation initiatives, they want to hear from YOU
